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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| CDC-Arctic Investigations Program | UNKNOWN |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | OTHER |
| Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation | OTHER |
| Alaska State Public Health Laboratories |
Hib disease rates in rural Alaska before introduction of HIb conjugate vaccine were among the highest in the world. Since vaccine introduction, rates have fallen by 90% but the disease has not been eliminated. This study is designed to test one possible means of eliminating Hib carriage and thus to eliminate person to person transmission and invasive disease.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of community-wide use of Hib conjugate vaccine for eliminating oropharyngeal Hib carriage in rural Alaska villages.
Secondary objectives include:
This was a pilot intervention to assess the feasibility of using Hib conjugate vaccine to eliminate Hib carriage in rural Alaska villages, with three villages to serve as a comparison group. WE performed community-wide surveys of Hib carriage by recruiting volunteers for throat cultures to establish a baseline rate of Hib carriage for each community. Then Hib carriers were offered chemoprophylaxis to clear Hib from their throats. In the vaccine intervention communities, a single dose of Hib conjugate vaccine was offered to persons of all ages. This was followed by a second community-wide Hib carriage survey after one year to assess the effectiveness of the intervention.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hib conjugate vaccine (HbOC, Wyeth Vaccines) | Biological |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in community-wide oropharyngeal Hib colonization one year after administration of a single dose of Hib vaccine to all willing community members in 3 villages vs. change in HIb colonization in 3 village where Hib vaccine was used routinely |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| - Safety of HIb vaccine given to adults | ||
| - Anti-PRP antibody/ avidity/ serum bacteriocidal activity among adult vaccine recipients, Hib colonized persons and age-matched controls | ||
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Thomas W Hennessy, MD,MPH | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Arctic Investigations Program | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CDC Arctic Investigations Program | Anchorage | Alaska | 99508 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006192 | Haemophilus Infections |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016871 | Pasteurellaceae Infections |
| D016905 | Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
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| OTHER |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | NIH |
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| - Risk factors for Hib colonization |
| D007239 | Infections |